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Engraving Plate
Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park Service
Glen Echo, MD, United States
The print from this plate appears in Clara Barton’s publication, The Red Cross in Peace and War. The image depicts the scene following the February 15, 1898 explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor. Clara Barton, shown standing, supervises American Red Cross staff tending to wounded sailors. Captain Sigsbee, commander of the battleship, stands in the doorway.
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Details
- Title: Engraving Plate
- Contributor: Clara Barton National Historic Site National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/clba/exb/American_Red_Cross/Spanish_American_War/CLBA1637_plate.html
- Transcript: This conference is invited by Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess Louise of Baden, consort of the Grand Duke, sister of the Crown Prince, and only daughter of the Emperor and Empress of Germany, one of the most illustrious princesses of Europe, and a leader in philanthropic works.
- Source: Clara Barton National Historic Site
- National Park Service Catalog Number: CLBA1637
- Measurements: H 15.8, W 14.9, D 2.4 cm
- Materials: Copper
- Date: c 1898
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